Gerontology: Master of Arts (MA) at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada is a master's degree in Health Sciences programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,193 per semester (CAD 2,193 per semester for local students).
SFU's Gerontology MA, based downtown at the Vancouver campus, is built for students who want an interdisciplinary grounding in aging that spans health, social policy, urban planning and community development. Two required core courses sit alongside five electives, and students choose between a thesis and a project as their capstone, with thesis students taking two fewer electives to make room for the extra research work; applicants without relevant prior work experience must also complete a supervised practicum of roughly 300 to 350 hours. Within the program, students can lean toward an Environment and Aging or a Health and Aging concentration, and admission expects an undergraduate degree in a health-related field with research-methods training, a 3.0 GPA overall (or 3.33 on the final 60 credits) and three academic references.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Admission normally requires an undergraduate degree in a health-related discipline such as health sciences, psychology, sociology, nursing or social work, with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on the 4.33 scale (or 3.33 on the final 60 undergraduate credits), including at least one social-science research-methods course and some aging-related coursework or papers. The program defers English proficiency to Graduate General Regulations 1.3.3 without stating its own scores; SFU's published institution-wide thresholds are IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (6.0 per band) or TOEFL iBT 90 overall (20 per section). Applicants must submit three academic references, a three-to-four-page statement of research interest, a statement of work or volunteer experience, and unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended; a writing sample is optional but recommended.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, with one set of dates per applicant type rather than by citizenship. Fall 2027 entry: high-school-route applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027 (Education and Contemporary Arts transfer applicants may apply from 1 October 2026). Spring 2027 entry runs 1 July to 15 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry runs 1 December 2026 to 15 January 2027. Admission documents are generally due 28 February 2027 (Fall) and offers must be accepted by 1 May. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC dates and portal; SFU publishes no separate international deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
